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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

Edsurge

Now, a set of surveys from the think tank New America finds adults’ education is suffering, too, as public libraries closed during the pandemic. The surveys and accompanying report, “ Public Libraries and the Pandemic: Digital Shifts and Disparities to Overcome ,” find 15 percent of U.S.

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Out of poverty, into the middle class

The Hechinger Report

The jobs that once kept the city prosperous are being replaced by skilled jobs in service sectors such as health care, finance and information technology — positions that require more education than just a high-school diploma, thus squeezing out many of those blue-collar, traditionally middle-class workers. Middle school: h-a-t-e-d it.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. National) Education Politics. Memos from HR.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

officials approve new rating system.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ U of Maryland University College pursues a strategy of spinning off units into stand-alone companies, seeking financial gain for itself and affordable tuition rates for its students.” Racism, Immigration, and Education. ” Bye, Mercator. .

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile on Campus… Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “2 Flagship Universities Surveyed the Campus Climate. ” Via The Cap : “Survey: Politically conservative students feel safe, respected and at home at UW-Madison.” Rasmussen College is expanding its CBE program, Campus Technology reports.